bee-bot - Activity Topics and Ideas

Math

Draw a number line or use masking tape to create a number line on the table or floor
- Have Bee-Bot add two numbers
- Program Bee-Bot to go forward and then back (subtraction)
- Program Bee-Bot to go forward x units, 3 times (multiplication)
Add the negative number line and talk about negative numbers
Draw an xy axis and talk about ordered pairs, slope
Ask children to sit on the floor. Let children program Bee-Bot to visit others (estimation)
Color, shape recognition
Patterning
Time
Money
Show movement on a grid - put a shape on bee-bots back
Schedule for the day
Charts
Estimation
Skip counting

Language Arts

Sequence a story - Give a Moose a Muffin
Act out a story - Little Red Hen, The Three Pigs, Billy Goats Gruff, Are you My Mother, I Went Walking
Phoenemic Awareness
Number of sounds and syllables
ABC hunt
Letter, sound, sight word recognition
Animated Literacy
Word Webs

Science

Draw a map of the planets. Program Bee-Bot to visit different planets
- Have Bee-Bot start at the sun and visit the planets in order
Draw or build a zoo. Have Bee-Bot take food to the animals
Habitats - bee-bot can be different animals (i.e. rain forest)
Incline Plane - compare objects as they go down the ramp (velocity)

Health

Draw a grid with different types of food. Program Bee-Bot to pick the healthy foods
- Talk about food groups and have Bee-Bot pick a well-rounded meal
- Pick out ingredients for a recipe

Community

Draw a map of a town. Program Bee-Bot to visit the post office, the library, the fire station, etc.
- Ask students to find a different route to their destination
- Add street signs and talk about safety
- Pretend Bee-Bot is a school bus picking up children
Build a town with cardboard boxes, cut outs, etc. Pretend Bee-Bot is a delivery man and give him a list of houses to visit
Draw a “blueprint” of a house. Program Bee-Bot to go from room to room (could be a blueprint of your school or the public library)
Draw a road. Program Bee-Bot to travel the road to certain destinations. How many ways can he get to his destination?
Draw a map of the United States (or of the World!). Program Bee-Bot to travel to different places

Testing/Review